Tells INEC to prosecute vote buyers, stress-test BVAS By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The International Republican Institute (IRI) has warned that vote-buying, insecurity and declining public trust in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) pose significant threats to the credibility of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. This is contained in a statement of findings and recommendations issued […]

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO: Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called for urgent Federal Government intervention to address the worsening insecurity threatening communities in the state. Tambuwal made the call when he led a delegation to a meeting with the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd.), […]

By Innocent Anaba The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the withdrawal of charges preferred against Maryam Shehu and Abubakar Abdulhamad, who were, on Thurday, arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged cybercrime and peddling malicious information against the Commission. While the commission […]

By Emmanuel Iheaka The Renewed Hope for Greater Nigeria (RHGN) has commenced preparations for a nationwide mobilisation campaign in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in the 2027 general elections. The group is expected to flag off its national campaign in Jos, Plateau State, where it will also inaugurate its State Executive Council and […]

The number of international students starting studies in the US has fallen sharply amid tighter immigration policies and growing uncertainty around student visas.